# really stupid newbie question

Bolie Williams IV (bolie@io.com)
Fri, 1 Mar 1996 09:42:11 PST

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    >A more general system of handling @go would be to use a room database.
    >Then, just look up a name in the room database to get the # of the room.
    >That's how @go works on BayMOO and many other MOOs.  I don't have the
    >actual code with me, so I'm sorry if I can't give an example of how to
    >impliment such a thing.  Feel free to stop by BayMOO some time and check
    >out the @go verb.

    The big problem with this, which I noticed on BayMOO, is that you have
    to have a unique name for your room.  This is great for players, but
    it can be a pain if you want to make a beach and every variation on
    beach has already been taken.  So for a while, I lived in 'not a beach.'
    You could also run into problems if you want to have hallways and the
    like...

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